UNISON survey launched to find out what school meals staff have to say

School support staff will stage a city centre love-in today (Wednesday) to remind shoppers and workers out on their lunch breaks that the pay dispute with the council is far from over. The staff are taking action again this week over changes to their contracts imposed by councillors, which have seen teaching assistants lose up […]

UNISON video showcases support for six-month action from parents and teaching colleagues

Last Friday schools up and down the UK celebrated school support staff as part of UNISON’s Stars in Our Schools day

UNISON urges remaining Welsh councils to follow suit and back their school support staff

UNISON celebration of school workers had a fantastic response

Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools

Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions
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Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations

Strike action by Derby school support staff is to be suspended following a new offer from the city council, UNISON has announced today (Friday). UNISON will now recommend that its members across the city’s schools accept the offer. That offer will now be put to staff, and if they vote to accept the deal, the […]

On behalf of UNISON’s 1.3 million members, I want to take this opportunity to thank school support staff for everything you’ve done for our nation’s children this year.

Faced with huge cuts to their pay, these UNISON members fought back

76% of people who responded to survey about the strike back UNISON members defending their pay

Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November

School support staff in Derby are to take all out strike action for five days starting next Monday (27 February) as the latest talks with the city council fail to reach an agreement, says UNISON. Next week is on top of the two days of action taking place this week (today and tomorrow), during which […]